U.S. eNational Team Set for FIFA eNations Cup in April
By: U.S. Soccer
NEW YORK (March 31, 2018) - Philadelphia Union's Cormac Dooley and LA
Galaxy's Giuseppe Guastella will represent the United States in the first
ever FIFA eNations Cup taking place in London from April 13-14. Twenty of
the top eNational Teams will compete in the invite-only exhibition on the
Road to the FIFA eWorld Cup 2019.
Dooley, better known by his gamertag Doolsta, lifted the 2019 eMLS Cup
trophy on Saturday. With the victory, Dooley earns $15,000 and 850 EA
SPORTS FIFA19TM Global Series Points. Dooley defeated Guastella
(GGGodfather) in the eMLS Cup Final by a combined 2-1 aggregate score over
the course of the two-legged championship series.
The 18-year-old high school senior remained perfect with his victory on
Saturday night in front of a packed crowd at The Castle at Park Plaza in
Boston, MA., winning all three eMLS competitions in 2019 including League
Series One and Two in LA and Dallas respectively.
The preliminary rounds for eMLS Cup took place on Friday, March 29 and
Saturday morning, with all competitors vying for a spot in the playoffs on
Saturday afternoon. Entering Saturday's Conference Semifinals and featured
livestream, eight competitors remained. The Western Conference Final
showcased Guastella (GGGodfather) and FC Dallas's Alan Avila (AlanAvi),
while the Eastern Conference Final Dooley (Doolsta) matchup against NYCFC's
Chris Holly (NYC_Chris).
The EA SPORTS FIFA 19TM Global Series Playoffs this June will
welcome the top 60 players on the PlayStation 4 and the top 60 players on
the Xbox One leaderboards. This will be the players' last chance to earn EA
SPORTS FIFA 19 Global Series Points to grant them qualification to the FIFA
eWorld Cup 2019, where the winner will be crowned the undisputed FIFA 19
World Champion.